stay out

verb

stayed out; staying out; stays out

1

: to avoid going into a place

They kicked us out of the bar and told us to stay out.

2

: to spend time away from home

She stayed out dancing all night.

Examples of stay out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Minnesota did a good job staying out of the box in Game 4, only taking two minors, but the Stars scored on both of those power plays. —Michael Russo, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

Winds will stay out of the east-northeast at 5 to 10 mph. —Steven Sosna, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026

Another alderman, Jim Gardiner, also posted about the incident on Facebook, advising residents to stay out of the area. —Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026

Although Simpson has generally stayed out of the spotlight — her last album, Bittersweet World, was released in 2008 — the singer recently performed in Las Vegas as part of a short residency at Voltaire at the Venetian Resort and was revealed as the winner of the 14th season of The Masked Singer. —Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for stay out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout